Harry's House

by Harry Styles

Overview

Welcome to Harry's House, where host Harry Styles will join you for a drink (or more), lend a comforting ear, and make you breakfast the next day. His third full-length, the smooth set is his most consistent and immediately accessible to date, a craveable experience that comforts with warmth, familiarity, and just enough emotion to make his enviable lifestyle relatable. Once again helmed by Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, the '70s-inspired pop production is a pure Los Angeles vibe, touching down everywhere from hip Hollywood haunts to contemplative Laurel Canyon overlooks. That throwback spirit echoes the work of similarly nostalgic contemporaries like Mark Ronson, Tame Impala, and Bruno Mars, especially on tracks like "Music for a Sushi Restaurant," where joyous horns, thumping bass, and explosive energy are matched by skibbity-boop-bap scat playfulness, and the slowly unfolding "Daylight," which bursts to life with clashing drums, buzzing guitars, and swirling harmonies. "Late Night Talking" is a massive hit-in-waiting, a breezy, synth-heavy dose of fresh love and big promises, while the surprising "Satellite" puts a beautifully evocative spin on getting high with one of the best payoffs on the entire album. Throughout, Styles' charisma is matched by equally alluring production, whether he's charming pants off to the bedroom digi-funk of the horny "Cinema," a John Mayer-featuring highlight that channels Random Access Memories; getting drunk on the good stuff while paying homage to McCartney/Wings on "Grapejuice"; or ramping up the energy on the funky "Daydreaming," which pairs a perfectly executed sample of the "padiya pa pa pa pa pa" from the Brothers Johnson's "Ain't We Funkin' Now" with rousing horns and Pino Palladino's elastic bass. Even on the chart-topping single "As It Was," Styles' bittersweet ruminations on change and growth are masked by driving synths and a propulsive beat. In the softer wing of Harry's House, a trio of tender, guitar-plucked tracks connects the artist to the listener, as if Harry was having a chat with a fan on the sofa. The hazy "Little Freak" drips with bittersweet longing, while the Blood Orange-backed "Matilda" reveals a deeply personal tale of a hard-knock youth, and "Boyfriends" finds Ben Harper on guitar as Styles offers a shoulder to cry on for anyone wronged by a lackluster partner. Beyond the catchy melodies, lines of white powder, and sweaty sheets, he subtly reveals himself in these vulnerable moments, continuing his maturation from boy band survivor to one of the biggest stars of his class. While predecessor Fine Line was all belting dramatics and showmanship fit for the grand stage, Harry's House is what happens when Styles steps out of the spotlight to live his life. And despite the fact that there's nothing as immortal as "Watermelon Sugar" to be found, this album, as a whole, has solid bones and is sturdy enough to last. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	05/20/2022
Label:	Columbia / Columbia Records
UPC:	0194399974810

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Harry Styles   Primary Artist,Vocals,Clavinet,Lead Vocals,Glockenspiel,Tubular Bells
Sam Witte   Synthesizer
Alayna Rodgers   Lead Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ruby Winston   Voices
John Mayer   Guitar (Electric)
Sarah Jones   Percussion
Pino Palladino   Bass
Ivan Jackson   Horn,Trumpet
Ben Harper   Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric Nylon String)
Tyler Johnson   Vocals (Background),Bass,Piano,Clavinet,Keyboards,Pump Organ,Lead Guitar,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes,Piano (Upright),Piano (Electric),Synthesizer Bass,Synthesizer Horn
Joshua Johnson   Saxophone
Kid Harpoon   Bass,Drums,Talk Box,Keyboards,Mellotron,Percussion,Tack Piano,Tambourine,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Piano (Grand),Piano (Upright),Moog Synthesizer,Synthesizer Bass,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Guitar (Synthesizer)
Doug Showalter   Guitar (Electric)
Mitch Rowland   Bass,Drums,Percussion,Guitar (Electric)
Rob Harris   Bass,Guitar
Dev Hynes   Cello
Cole Kamen-Green   Horn
India Boodram   Vocals (Background)
Jeremy Hatcher   Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Jeremy Hatcher   Vocal Programming,Mixing,Engineer,Programming
Jeffrey Azoff   Management
Matt Tuggle   Assistant Engineer
Harry Styles   Composer
Sam Witte   Vocal Programming,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Kaushlesh Garry Purohit   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Brian Rajaratnam   Assistant Engineer
Oli Middleton   Assistant Engineer
Bradley Pinkerton   Graphic Design
Josh Caulder   Assistant Engineer
Adele Phillips   Assistant Engineer
Hanna Moon   Photography
Alayna Rodgers   Composer
Louis Johnson   Composer
Valerie Johnson   Composer
Quincy Jones   Composer
Richard Adlam   Engineer
Alex Weir   Composer
Tom Bahler   Composer
Richard Adler   Engineer,Programming
Kid Harpoon   Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Oli Jacobs   Engineer
Luke Gibbs   Assistant Engineer
Tobias Jesso, Jr.   Composer,Mastering
Doug Showalter   Sound Design,Percussion Programming
Molly Hawkins   Creative Director
Thomas Hull   Composer
Nick Lobel   Engineer,Sound Design
Mitch Rowland   Composer
Matt Wolach   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Joe Dougherty   Assistant Engineer
Spike Stent   Mixing
Katie May   Assistant Engineer
Amy Allen   Composer
Tyler Johnson   Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Vocal Programming
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Hal Ritson   Engineer,Programming